Slideshow: sick pelicans

Feb. 9, 2010

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 12:28 p.m.

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Fifty starving or injured pelicans were being cared for at the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach Wednesday. The center receives six or more a day. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A California brown pelican takes a brief flight around one of several pens at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A California brown pelican preens itself at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach -- an indication of improving health. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Many of the 50 starving pelicans being cared for at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach Wednesday will be released in two to three weeks. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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California brown pelicans recuperate from chest and wing injuries under the warm glow of heat lamps at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Three California brown pelicans recover from chest and wing injuries, as well as hunger. The heat lamps help, said wildlife technician Terri Oba. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Fifty starving or injured pelicans were being cared for at the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach Wednesday. The center receives six or more a day. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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